After battle with junta, Myanmar rebels take control of border point with India
Zokhawthar, IndiaReuters Two days after rebel forces in Myanmar’s Chin state overran the junta’s two military bases close to the border with India, they have taken control of a border crossing point between the two countries across the tiny hilly Indian state of Mizoram. People who fled Myanmar carry their belongings across a bridge that […]
At least three killed as powerful storm batters Myanmar
Reuters At least three people were killed, 13 injured and more than 1,000 buildings were damaged when Cyclone Mocha pummelled western Myanmar, state-run media said on Monday. But refugee camps in south-east Bangladesh for Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar escaped the worst of the storm, although many bamboo huts were damaged, residents of the region said. […]
Myanmar: In Chin state, a grassroots rebellion grows
DEVJYOT GHOSHAL and CHANCHINMAWIA, of Reuters, report…
Army shelling in Myanmar blamed for setting 160 homes ablaze
Bangkok, ThailandAP More than 160 buildings in a town in north-western Myanmar, including at least two churches, have been destroyed by fires caused by shelling by government troops, local media and activists reported Saturday. The destruction of parts of the town of Thantlang in Chin state appeared to be another escalation in the ongoing struggle […]
Demonstrations, defiance as Myanmar marks four months since coup
Reuters Pro-democracy demonstrators took to the streets in towns around Myanmar on Tuesday to denounce the country’s military, marking four months since it ousted an elected government and unleashed a wave of nationwide anger. Despite a bloody crackdown by security forces, Myanmar’s military is still struggling to impose order amid protests and strikes, and fighting […]